Reza Salehi Amiri Explained

Reza Salehi Amiri
Office:President of National Olympic Committee of Iran
Term Start:15 January 2018
Term End:28 August 2022
Predecessor:Kioumars Hashemi
Successor:Mahmoud Khosravivafa
Office1:Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Term Start1:1 November 2016
Term End1:20 August 2017
President1:Hassan Rouhani
Predecessor1:Ali Jannati
Successor1:Abbas Salehi
Office3:Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Acting
Term Start3:17 August 2013
Term End3:28 October 2013
President3:Hassan Rouhani
Predecessor3:Mohammad Abbasi
Successor3:Mohammad Shariatmadari
Birth Date:28 June 1961
Birth Place:Babol, Mazandaran, Iran
Alma Mater:Islamic Azad University
Nationality:Iranian
Party:Moderation and Development Party

Reza Salehi Amiri (Persian: رضا صالحی امیری) is an Iranian politician, who was the President of National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran, from 2018 to 2022. He was a deputy to Mayor of Tehran and was also Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and President of National Library of Iran. He was previously served as acting Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from August to October 2013.[1] On 23 October 2016, Salehi Amiri was nominated by President Hassan Rouhani as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, needing parliament's approval. He was approved by the parliament with 192 votes.

He is graduate of political science and Public administration from Azad University and Tehran University is also a professor at the university. He has written 14 books and 60 scientific articles.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.mehrnews.com/detail/News/2116754 صالحی‌امیری سرپرست وزارت ورزش و جوانان شد
  2. http://r-salehi.teacher.srbiau.ac.ir/fa/index.html سیدرضا صالحی امیری